Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of married women’s decision making power in family planning use and associated factors in Mizan-Aman, South Ethiopia, 2013
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age category of women | |
15–24 | 126 (22.2 %) |
25–34 | 278 (49.0 %) |
35–44 | 132 (23.3 %) |
45–49 | 31 (5.5 %) |
Ethnicity of women | |
Bench | 176 (31.0 %) |
Amhara | 120 (21.2 %) |
Kefficho | 110 (19.4 %) |
Tigre | 40 (7.1 %) |
Oromo | 48 (8.5 %) |
Gurage | 50 (8.8 %) |
Othersa | 23 (4.1 %) |
Religion of women | |
Orthodox | 197 (34.7 %) |
Muslim | 88 (15.5 %) |
protestant | 255 (45.0 %) |
Othersb | 27 (4.8 %) |
Occupation of women | |
House wife | 176 (31.0 % |
Self employed | 219 (38.6 %) |
Governmental | 172 (30.3 %) |
Husbands occupation | |
Not employed | 81 (14.3 %) |
Self employed | 270 (47.6 %) |
Governmental | 216 (38.1 %) |
Women educational status | |
Can’t read and write | 117 (20.6 %) |
Primary education | 207 (36.5 %) |
Secondary education | 162 (28.6 %) |
College/university | 81 (14.3 %) |
Husbands educational status | |
Can’t read and write | 81 (14.3 %) |
Primary education | 161 (28.4 %) |
Secondary education | 170 (30.0 %) |
College/university | 155 (27.3 %) |
Exposure to media | |
Yes | 490 (86.4 %) |
No | 77 (13.6 %) |